Inventory Management with EOQ Model for Telecommunication Tower Accessories (Study Case at BMTec)

BMTec is a telecommunication infrastructure manufacturer based in West Java, Indonesia. They produce tower accessories made of steel materials with various fabrication processes. The ineffectiveness their current inventory management system has driven them to stockpile raw materials, resulting reduced material quality the form corrosion and obsolescence. This brings up question regarding how improve company, then drives research compare effectiveness BMTec’s new-preferred model. Before analyzing mentioned issue, primary data gathered, accompanied by semi-structured interviews for additional empirical data. An ABC classification used distinguish essential items, which results harmonica fence as most crucial product BMTec. Demand forecasting applied on pattern historical demand Holt-Winters method was chosen due ability adjust seasonality trend factor, although inaccuracy reached 4.7 (MAD) 78.4% (MAPE). By comparing costs over company’s EOQ model, analysis shows that could save cost 2022 68%. discussion this paper begins background research’s underlying issues, followed literature review update scientific development related studies. third section conveys flow conducted, discusses findings or from collected methods.